Tadhg Purcell (born 2 September 1985) is an Irish footballer who plays for Dunbar Rovers FC in the National Premier League.

He's played his trade over the past seasons with other Sydney-based National Premier League teams Stanmore Hawks and Dunbar Rovers.

Tadgh Purcell originally received a soccer scholarship from University College Dublin (UCD AFC), where he played the beginning of his senior career.

[2] Following a successful first season with the "Hoops", in which Rovers won the First Division title and Purcell became the club's top scorer with 12 goals, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract in July 2007.

[3] The club finished fifth in the Premier Division the following season, and he was top-scorer again in 2007 after finding the net 12 times, also becoming the fourth highest scorer in the league.

Although first team opportunities became limited in 2008 he managed to make an impact in many league games but Purcell eventually departed the club in September 2009.

[7] Purcell signed for Steve Staunton's League Two club Darlington, along with former St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Gary Dempsey, in January 2010.

[15] He joined former club Darlington on a one-month loan in September 2011,[16] in what "Cobblers" boss Gary Johnson stated was an attempt to regain match fitness.